jsps postdoctoral fellowship for research in japan: a ... · terms of award maintenance ... (jsps...
Post on 06-Oct-2020
2 Views
Preview:
TRANSCRIPT
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in
Japan: A Short introduction of the program and
possible career paths after the fellowship
Yuji IIZUKA
Overseas Fellowship Division Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
November 25, 2016
1
JSPS: A Funding Agency for “Science”
JSPS supports
curiosity-driven researches in all disciplines:
natural/medical/social sciences, mathematics, engineering and humanities.
JSPS funds
Researches
(Grants-in-Aid, “KAKENHI”: $2 Billion /80,000 projects) For researchers at Japanese Institutions, regardless of their
nationality.
Fellowships for 6,000 pre-/post-docs.
Mobility (from pre-docs to professors,
10,000 researchers)
International Collaborations (Bi- and Multi- lateral)
2
Nobel Prize level Mid career Ph.D.
1 - 2 years
About 350
6 years after Ph.D. Professor
Postdoctoral Fellowships
(Standard)
Pre Doc
(Long-Term)
2 -10 months
About 80
(Short-Term)
14-60 days
About 240
Career Stages of Researchers
2012 2013 2014
Postdoctoral Fellowships
452 465 517
Invitation Fellowships
Short 94 95 99
Long 23 27 16
Number of invited fellows from Europe
Invitation Fellowships
for Research in Japan
(Short-Term S)
7-30 days
A Few
International Fellowships for Research in Japan
3
2 months
About 115
Summer
Program
Postdoctoral
Fellowships
(Strategic
Program)
3-12 months
About 50
(FY2013-)
Postdoctoral
Fellowships
(Short-term)
1-12 months
About 150
Postdoctoral
Fellowships
(Pathway to
University
Positions in
Japan)
1-2 years About 10
(FY2013-)
Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Standard)
Terms of Award
Maintenance allowance
362,000 Yen/Month
A round trip air ticket
A settling-in allowance of 200,000 Yen
1-2 year tenure
Overseas travel insurance
A grant-in aid for research (Kakenhi)
4
Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Standard)
Fields of Research
All fields of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences are included under
this program
Applicant Eligibility
In principle, be a researcher who is employed full-time at a university or research
institution as specified in Article 2 of the Procedure for the Handling of Grants-in-
Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi)
Fellow Eligibility
1. Be a citizen of a country that has diplomatic relations with Japan.
(JSPS treats Taiwanese and Palestinian researchers in this manner.)
2. Hold a doctorate degree when the Fellowship goes into effect, which must
have been received within 6 years, or be scheduled to receive a doctorate degree
before the Fellowship goes into effect.
5
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship: Selection Schedules
Issue call for applications
Receive applications
Conduct document review
Convene JSPS selection committee
Make selections
Fellows come to Japan during the period of
1 April through 30 September for a tenure of up to two years
Fellows come to Japan during the period of
1 September through 30 November for a tenure of up to two years
Receive applications
Conduct document review
Convene JSPS selection committee
Make selections
【First Recruitment】
【Second Recruitment】
February
September
December
April (fiscal year that fellows come to Japan)
May
July
August
September
November 6
Number of Selectees and Applicants
7
Programs
Number of Selectees and Applicants in FY2014
Selectees Applicants Adoption
Rate
Summer Program 115 - -
Postdoctoral
Fellowship
Short-term 62 241 25.7%
Standard 240 2,386 10.1%
Invitation
Fellowship
Long-term 70 223 31.4%
Short-term 205 691 29.7%
Short-term S 5 11 -
Posts After JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship
285 awardees in FY2013: FY2015 Survey on Posts after JSPS
Postdoctoral Fellowship
8
in Japan
: 101 (40.73%)
24 associate professors, assistant professors, & lectures (23.8%)
in Home country
: 106 (42.74%)
in the third country
: 41 (16.53%)
Career at Universities, Research Institutions & Others after JSPS postdoc
71 research posts & postdocs(70.3%)
6 others (0.6%)
45 associate professors, assistant professors, & lectures (42.5%)
29 research posts & postdocs (27.4%)
32 others (30.2%)
4 associate professors, assistant professors,
& lectures (9.8%)
34 research posts & postdocs (82.9%)
3 others (0.7%)
Former JSPS Fellows in Japan
9
Res. Associate
Univ. of Edinburgh
Int’l Research Fellow
Osaka Univ.
Assist. Professor
Inst. of Tropical Medicine
Nagasaki Univ.
Associ. Professor
Malaria unit, ITM
Nagasaki Univ.
2004 2005 2008 2011
Wellcome Trust
JSPS
Dr. Richard Culleton
Associate Professor
Head of the Malaria Unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine
Nagasaki University
PhD: Malaria Parasite Genetics,
University of Edinburgh, 2004
“Big bang in the evolution of extant malaria parasites”
Molecular Biology Evolution, 2008 Oct. 25
Outstanding Review Award from Clinical
Infectious Diseases 2010
Former JSPS Fellows in Japan
10
PhD in Materials Science
University of Milano-Bicocca
Postdoctoral Fellow
JAIST
Assist. Professor
Univ. of Electro-Communications
2009 2012 - 2014 2014
Marie-Curie JSPS
Dr. Varun VOHRA
Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering
University of Electro-Communications
PhD in Materials Science,
University of Milano-Bicocca, 2009
“Efficient inverted polymer solar cells employing favorable molecular orientation”
Nature Photonics 9, 2015/05/25 (Impact Factor 32.386, 2015)
Former JSPS Fellows in Home Country
11
Prof. Dr. Andreas Marx
Full Professor
Dept. of Chemistry
University of Konstanz
1994 - 1997 Ph.D at the Universität Basel
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Nagoya Univ.
Group Leader
Kekulé-Institute of Organic and Biochemistry
Univ. of Bonn
Full Professor
Dept. of Chem.
Univ. of Konstanz
1997 - 1999 1999 - 2003 2004
EU/JSPS
2010 – 2013: Vice-Rector (Research), University of Konstanz
2014: Karl Heinz Beckurts-Preis
Former JSPS Fellows: A Linking Bridge
12
Prof. Marie-Claire Lett
Professor, The University of Strasbourg
Director, The Maison Universitaire France-Japon (MUFJ)
2015: Honorary Doctorate from Ochanomizu University
2004-2012: President, JSPS French Alumni Association
1986-1987: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Inst. of Medical Science, Univ. of Tokyo
Prof. Heinrich Menkhaus
Professor, Faculty of Law, Meiji University
2012: Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2012
2001: The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2003-: President, German JSPS Alumni Association
1994-1995: General Secretary, European Association for Japanese Studies
1987-1989: JSPS Fellow, Inst. of Comparative Law in Japan, Chuo Univ.
Dr. Niklas Kviselius
Counsellor, Embassy of Sweden, Tokyo
Board member, Tokyo Office of European Institute of Japanese Studies
2008-2009: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Waseda University
Nobel Prize level Mid career Ph.D.
1 - 2 years
About 350
6 years after Ph.D. Professor
Postdoctoral Fellowships
(Standard)
Pre Doc
(Long-Term)
2 -10 months
About 80
(Short-Term)
14-60 days
About 240
Career Stages of Researchers
2012 2013 2014
Postdoctoral Fellowships
452 465 517
Invitation Fellowships
Short 94 95 99
Long 23 27 16
Number of invited fellows from Europe
Invitation Fellowships
for Research in Japan
(Short-Term S)
7-30 days
A Few
International Fellowships for Research in Japan
13
2 months
About 115
Summer
Program
Postdoctoral
Fellowships
(Strategic
Program)
3-12 months
About 50
(FY2013-)
Postdoctoral
Fellowships
(Short-term)
1-12 months
About 150
Postdoctoral
Fellowships
(Pathway to
University
Positions in
Japan)
1-2 years About 10
(FY2013-)
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship: Pathway to University Positions in Japan
Be a citizen of a country that has diplomatic relations with
Japan
Hold a doctorate degree when the Fellowship goes into
effect, which must have been received within the past 10
years, or be scheduled to receive a doctorate degree before
the Fellowship goes into effect. Maintenace allowance:
387,600 Yen/Month
Have a desire to continue engaging in research and
education at the host institution in a full-time employment
capacity.
14
The fellowship designed to promote the employment of overseas
researchers in full-time positon at Japanese universities.
Program after JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship (standard): JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship : Pathway to University Positions in Japan
Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers(LEADER)
15
New Program from FY2016
Purpose:
Providing a New Career Paths for Young Researchers
~ Matching for Career Posts at Universities & Research Institutions in Japan
with Excellent Young Researchers
Requirement for Applicants:
1) Those who have received a doctor’s degree
2) Less than 40 years old
3) Those who have research experience at one or more university /research
institution(s) after receiving a doctoral degree
Applicants Nationality:
1) Those who have Japanese nationality or foreigner who have obtained
permission for permanent residence
2) Those who have nationality of countries which have diplomatic relations with
Japan
Program after Postdoctoral Fellowship
Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers(LEADER)
16
Providing a New Career Paths for Young Researchers
Universities
& Research Institutions MEXT JSPS
Young researchers (Applicants)
1 Universities & Research Institutions
offer career posts
2 Publicize a list of Available posts
3 Young researchers Apply to JSPS
4 Peer reviews, Interviews & selection
of candidates
8 Support for Universities & Research Institutions
1) Research Expenditures
: 6 million yen per person per year 2) Costs of Building
Autonomous Research Environment : 3 million yen per person per year
6 Notification of successful candidates
6 Notification of result of screening
7 Employment Negotiations 7 Employment
Negotiations
5 determination of candidates
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Program (KAKENHI)
Grants-in-Aid after you obtain a post in Japan
17
2 Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) Adoption rate: (B)30.1% (Adoptions: 5,716/ Applications: 18,996) in FY2016
・Research carried out by an individual researchers of up to age 39 ・2 - 4 years ・Up to 5 million yen per project
1 Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up Adoption rate: 24.8% (Adoptions: 899/ Applications: 3,621) in FY2016
・Up to 2 years ・Up to 1.5 million yen per project
3 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) Adoption rate: 29.9% (Adoptions: 11,392/ Applications: 38,049) in FY2016
・3 - 5 years ・Up to 5 million yen per project
4 Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory) ・2 - 3 years ・Up to 5 million yen per project
18
For more information, please visit our website:
https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/index.html
Thank you for
your attention.
top related